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| Ithilien under shadow by Nesta | 3 Review(s) |
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| AspenJules | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/3/2006 |
| Wow, Nesta... very dark! The writing is well done, however, and there is a definite rise in the tension. What has happened to the line of Kings? As the others asked, how far into the future is it? I DO hope that it's not Eldarion who is the present king, I would certainly hope he was raised better than that. What will Cirion do, if anything? Are you going to write more? I hope so... though if it continues terribly depressing I'm not sure I'll be able to continue reading it, solely because I need a little more lightness and cheer in my reading. Anyway, well done! Author Reply: Thanks, Aspen! It is rather dark, but that's hw it came into my mind. If it goes on, I'm sure it will get better, because I hate sad endings. It certainly isn't Eldarion who is the king - we are several generations further down the line. I'd always thought of Eldarion as a thoroughly decent sort of king, as kings go. | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/3/2006 |
| Interesting story! But I wish you had finished it, it really needs to go a bit farther, in my opinion. There's all this wonderful tension rising, and Cirion needs to make some decisions. How old is Cirion? And is the story set in the time of Eldarion or a son or grandson of his? Or even later? I loved the image of Cirion finding comfort and inspiration in what was remembered of Faramir. How awful that his and Eowyn's portraits were removed. Please consider expanding this story. Author Reply: Thanks for reading, Raksha! The king isn't Eldarion - we are much further on. I think Cirion must be fifteen or so - old enough to consider himself a man, in a crisis. He certainly isn't going to sit there and do nothing. Something may happen about the portraits. | |
| Peredhel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/2/2006 |
| You did it! And it's marvellous, in a creepy dark way. One can just see it. The present King must be quite awful. So, how far are we in the future? And he's ignoring Arnor... hmm, sounds promising. Well, I'm hoping for eucatastrophe -- I like Cirion. He sounds very young, doesn't he? I love the idea of the Stewards' rule as a sort of past golden age, since they *did* do it so well. Ah, I'm rambling. Needless to see, I love it. Author Reply: Thanks, Peredhel! I don't know how far in the future this is; at least four or five generations. JRRT did say that Aragorn's descendants would turn into tyrants, and this is obviously one of them! He didn't say that people would naturally look to the Stewards for redress, but I think they would. | |